On Assignment: Going global

See the incredible intricate work to create globes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Credit: 7NEWS

Welcome to ‘On Assignment’. This new 7NEWS.com.au series is hosted by our team of 7NEWS correspondents. Each episode one of our reporters will take you somewhere new to share a special story. Here’s our second episode.

In ancient Europe and Asia, explorers and officials declared the world was flat.

In fact in China, right up till the 17th century, that was the belief so long after Aristotle showed evidence it was round.

Now, you’d rarely see a museum or library without a globe showing off our home in the universe.

In a world of mass production, inside an office off a laneway in East London, artists are creating bespoke globes for special clients.